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Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 26-30 g
Smith, T. , Grider, J. , Dewey, W. and Akbarali, H.
Morphine Decreases Enteric Neuron Excitability via Inhibition of Sodium Channels. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45251 , 2012
Cells
Myenteric plexus
Enzymes
Medium
Neurobasal A
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Jan, T. , Chai, R. , Sayyid, Z. and Cheng, A.
Isolating LacZ-Expressing Cells from Mouse Inner Ear Tissues Using Flow Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 58 , e3432 , 2011
Cells
Cochleaer
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Stock, A. , Booth, S. and Cerundolo, V.
Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses the Differentiation of Retinoic Acid-Producing Dendritic Cells in Mice and Humans. ,
J Exp Med
 208 , 761 , 2011
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
DME
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Xu, S. , De Becker, A. , Van Camp, B. , Vanderkerken, K. and Van Riet, I.
An Improved Harvest and In Vitro Expansion Protocol for Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2010 , 105940 , 2010
Cells
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Staszkiewicz, J. , Gimble, J. , Manuel, J. and Gawronska-Kozak, B.
IFATS Collection: Stem Cell Antigen-1-Positive Ear Mesenchymal Stem Cells Display Enhanced Adipogenic Potential. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2666 , 2008
Cells
Ear mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 week
Ji, H. , Rintelen, F. , Waltzinger, C. , Meier, D, Bilancio, A. , Pearce, W. , Hirsch, E. , Wymann, M. , Ruckle, T. , Camps, M. , Vanhaesebroeck, B. , Okkenhaug, K. and Rommel, C.
Inactivation of PI3Kgamma and PI3Kdelta Distorts T-cell Development and Causes Multiple Organ Inflammation. ,
Blood
 110 , 2940 , 2007
Cells
Salivary gland and stomach
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Bertoncello, I. and Williams, B.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Characterization by Hoechst 33342 and Rhodamine 123 Staining. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 263 , 181 , 2004
Cells
Bone marrow
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 25-30 g
Minamoto Kanji, Pinsky DavidJ.
Recipient iNOS but not eNOS deficiency reduces luminal narrowing in tracheal allografts ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1321-33 , 2002
Cells
Tracheal inflammatory cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Kean, T. and Dennis, J.
Synoviocyte Derived-Extracellular Matrix Enhances Human Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation and Maintains Re-Differentiation Capacity at Both Low and Atmospheric Oxygen Tensions. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129961 , 2015
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 660 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 2 : 583 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, <10 week
Potier, E. and Ito. K.
Can Notochordal Cells Promote Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Potential for Nucleus Pulposus Enrichment? A Simplified in Vitro System. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 20 , 3241-51 , 2014
Cells
Nucleus pulposus
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Pronase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, various ages
Cho, H. , Park, S. , Lee, S. , Kang, M. , Hasty, K. and Kim, S.
Snapshot of Degenerative Aging of Porcine Intervertebral Disc: A Model to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms. ,
Exp Mol Med
 43 , 334-40 , 2011
Cells
Nucleous pulposus and AF
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.05%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Modified F-12K
Miscellaneous
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 8-10 week
Zhang, J. and Wang, J.
Characterization of Differential Properties of Rabbit Tendon Stem Cells and Tenocytes. ,
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
 11 , 10 , 2010
Cells
Tenocytes and tendon stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Lewis, M
Jain, S. , Tran, T. and Amiji, M.
Macrophage Repolarization with Targeted Alginate Nanoparticles Containing IL-10 Plasmid DNA for the Treatment of Experimental Arthritis. ,
Biomaterials
 61 , 162-77 , 2015
Cells
Synovial macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 month
Zhou, B. , Zhou, Y. and Tang, K.
The Effects of Substance P on Pluripotent Tendon Cells: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study. ,
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
 14 , 349-58 , 2014
Cells
Pluripotent tendon
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, male, 250-350g
Silver, N. , Proctor, GB, Arno, M. and Carpenter GH
Activation of mTOR Coincides with Autophagy During Ligation-induced Atrophy in the Rat Submandibular Gland. ,
Cell Death Dis
 1 , e14 , 2010
Cells
Submandibular acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 8-10 week
Lin, A. , Hokugo, A. , Choi, J. and Nishimura, I.
Small Cytoskeleton-Associated Molecule, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Oncogene Partner 2/Wound Inducible Transcript-3.0 (FGFR1OP2/wit3.0), Facilitates Fibroblast-Driven Wound Closure. ,
Am J Pathol
 176 , 108-21 , 2010
Cells
Oral fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 7-9 week
Kaneko, N. , Rikimaru, T. , Fujimura, T. , Mori, S. , Hidaka, S. and Kaya, H.
Preparation of Rat Gingival Mitochondria with an Improved Isolation Method. ,
Int J Dent
 2010 , 275103 , 2010
Cells
Gingival mitochondria
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.115-0.130 %
Medium
HBSS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, 8-10 week
Moghaddami, M. , Cleland, L. and Mayrhofer, G.
MHC II+ CD45+ Cells from Synovium-Rich Tissues of Normal Rats: Phenotype, Comparison with Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Lineages and Differentiation into Mature Dendritic Cells In Vitro. ,
Int Immunol
 17 , 1103 , 2005
Cells
Synovial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Bovine
Bovine
Cotton, C. and Al-Nakkash, L.
Isolation and Culture of Bovine Pancreatic Duct Epithelial cells ,
Am J Physiol
 272 , G1328 , 1997
Cells
Duct epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Pancreas
Bovine
Bovine (Bos taurus)
Sato, T. , Sato, M. , Hudson, E. and Jones, R.
Characterization of Bovine Pancreatic Ductal Cells Isolated by a Perfusion-Digestion Technique ,
In Vitro
 19 , 651 , 1983
Cells
Ductal
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
Pancreas
Bovine
Bovine
Stiles, G. and Lefkowitz, R.
Hormone-Sensitive Adneylate Cyclase ,
J Biol Chem
 257 (11) , 6287 , 1982
Cells
Platelets
Medium
(see reference)
Pancreas
Canine
Canine
Zoran, M. , Doyle, R. and Haydon, P.
Target Contact Regulates the Calcium Responsiveness of the Secretory Machinery During Synaptogenesis ,
Neuron
 6 , 145 , 1991
Cells
Buccal ganglia; SLT muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Canine
Canine, adult mongrel, 15-25 kg
Noel, J. , Rabinovitch, A. , Olson, L. , Kyriakides, G. , Miller, J. and Mintz, D.
A Method for Large-Scale, High-Yield Isolation of Canine Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans ,
Metabolism
 31 (2) , 184 , 1982
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 600-1100 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 ug/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Fish
Fish, Osphronemus gourami, 3-month-old, 0.5 mg
Schrezenmeir, J. , Laue, C. , Sternheim,E. , Wolbert, K. , Darquy, S. , Chicheportiche, D. , Kirchgessner, J. and Reach, G.
Long-Term Function of Single-Cell Preparations of Piscine Principal Islets in Hollow Fibers ,
Transplant Proc
 24 (6) , 2941 , 1992
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.12 - 0.46 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Schultz, G. , Sarras, Jr, M. , Gunther, G. , Hull, B. , Alicea, H. , Gorelick, F. and Jamieson, J.
Guinea Pig Pancreatic Acini Prepared with Purified collagenase ,
Exp Cell Res
 130 , 49 , 1980
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 60 u/ml
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, Hartley, albino, male, 350-400 g
Gardner, J. , Conlon, T. , Klaeveman, H. , Adams, T. and Ondetti, M.
Action of Cholecystokinin and Cholinergic Agents on Calcium Transport in Isolated Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
J Clin Invest
 56 , 366 , 1975
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Amsterdam, J. and Jamieson, J.
Structural and Functional Characterization of Isolated Pancreatic Exocrine Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 69 (10) , 3028 , 1972
Cells
Exocrine
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.15% - 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Hamster
Hamster
Feldman, J. and Chapman, B.
Preparation of Islets of Langerhans from Rabbits and Hamsters by the Collagenase Digestion Technique ,
Acta Diabetol
 12 , 208 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.3% - 2.0%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human
Brissova, M. , Haliyur, R. , Saunders, D. , Shrestha, S. , Dai, C. , Blodgett, D. , Bottino, R. , Campbell-Thompson, M. , Aramandla, R. , Poffenberger, G. , Lindner, J. , Pan, F. , von Herrath, M. , Greiner, D. and Shultz, L.
α Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes. ,
Cell Rep
 22 , 2667-2676 , 2018
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 1,600u/isolation
Neutral Protease : 200 u/isolation
Deoxyribonuclease I : 12,000 u/isolation
Medium
RPMI
Pancreas
Human
Human
Cane, M. , Sutton, R. and Criddle, D.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Acinar Cells From Rat and Human Pancreas ,
Pancreapedia
 20 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 200 u/ml
Medium
See Reference
Pancreas
Human
Human
Li, C. , Heidt, D. , Dalerba, P. , Burant, C. , Zhang, L. , Adsay, V. , Wicha, M. , Clarke, M. and Simeone, D.
Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells. ,
Cancer Res
 67 , 1030 , 2007
Cells
Pancreatic cancer stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
medium 199
Pancreas
Human
Human, 25-55 yrs old
(also porcine)
Contractor, H. , Johnson, P. , Chadwick, D. , Robertson, G. and London, N.
The Effect of UW Solution and its Components on the Collagenase Digestion of Human and Porcine Pancreas ,
Cell Transplant
 4 , 615 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.4%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human
Watt, P. , Mullen, Y. , Benhamou, P. , Hober, C. , Nomura, Y. , Watanabe, Y. , Passaro, E. , Zinner, M. and Brunicardi, F.
Simplified Semiautomated Method For Isolating Islets From the Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 26 (2) , 582 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Trypsin : Trypsin: 0.125-0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human, adult organ donors
Warnock, G. , Rajotte, R. , Evans, M. , Ellis, D. , DeGroot, T. and Dawidson, I.
Isolation of Islets of Langerhans Following Cold Storage of Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XIX (4) , 3466 , 1987
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.6%
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human
Izumi, R. , Konishi, K. , Ueno, K. , Shimizu, K. , Hirosawa, H. , Takahashi, N. and Miyazaki, I.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Islets from Cryopreserved Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XVII , 383 , 1985
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
Heart
Intestine
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.